Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 342 · 40 questions

Tip (Honest and useful): Strength: name it, then prove it with a short real example — prepare two or three. Weakness: a real one that is not the main skill of the role, plus what you are doing to improve it. Avoid: “I have no weaknesses”, “I work too hard / I am too perfect”, “I am good at everything”, or a weakness with no plan to change.

1. 1.True or false: “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) disorganised
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) good with numbers
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
13. 13.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) a quick learner (c) good with numbers (d) well organised
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) punctual (d) calm under pressure
18. 18.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a big claim
19. 19.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
22. 22.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too humble
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) good with numbers
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) putting things off (c) curious (d) patient
29. 29.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
30. 30.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) calm under pressure
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
34. 34.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
35. 35.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer

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